In just one night, Indian film composer AR Rahman equaled the number of their fellow Oscar Indians had at home during the first 80 years of Academy Awards.
The 43-year-old composer, acclaimed in India as the Mozart of Madras, Sunday won the Oscar for best original soundtrack and best original song, from the film "Slumdog Millionaire."
Other Indians to collect the Oscar gold before him was the costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, honored for "Gandhi" in 1982 and arthouse director Satyajit Ray, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
"I was excited and terrified," Rahman said the soft voice that earned her first Oscar, for best original soundtrack. "The last time I felt like I was in my marriage."
Rahman competed against himself in the best song with two nominations, for "O ... Saya" and "Jai Ho." He won for the second, the title of which translates into English of "victory."
Rahman is no stranger to success in India. His fans there and elsewhere have made him one of the world's best-selling artists, along with the worldwide Rolling Stones and Madonna.
In his view, the music and the movie can bring people together despite the boundaries of race, nationality and religion.
"All my life, I had an offer of love and hatred. I chose love, and I'm here," he said as he collected his second Oscar.
Long a defender of the universality of music, Rahman has asked people to be open to all styles, from heavy metal to jazz to hip hop to R & B.
Danny Boyle, who won the best director Oscar for "Slumdog Millionaire," says Rahman who tried to give the margin he needed to pursue various forms of musical score in the film.
"I am really happy and glad it worked out," said Rahman. (Source: Yahoo)
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